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Hargreaves Lansdown hits landmark 2m clients
Investment platform and SIPP provider Hargreaves Lansdown has notched up its milestone 2 millionth client and has also seen record assets under management, according to its 2025 Annual Report.
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Failed SIPP firm clients updated ahead of legal judgment
Clients of failed SIPP provider Hartley Pensions Limited - who have had funds ring-fenced - have been given an update from joint administrators UHY Hacker Young ahead of a legal judgment expected in late October.
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JPMorgan to replace Nutmeg with new investment platform
JPMorgan is to launch a retail wealth management and investment business with its own DIY investment platform next month.
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5 year gap between dream retirement age and expectation
While people dream about retiring at 62 they do not expect to be able to retire until they hit 67, according to new research.
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Sales of escalating annuities surge
Sales of escalating Guaranteed Income for Life annuities that have some inflation protection, accounted for a fifth of all sales in 2024/25 and have increased by 17% year-on-year.
SIPP and SIPP drawdown investors added more diverse assets to their portfolios, including equity income and corporate bonds, in December according to Hargreaves Lansdown figures.
There was a near 10,000 rise in the number of complaints about SIPPs and non-workplace pensions in the first half of 2023, according to the latest FCA Complaints Data report.
Wellington Court Financial Services Limited, which was declared in default by the FSCS in June, has had its temporary permissions revoked by the FCA.
Barnett Waddingham has appointed former St James Place Wealth director Neil Howitt as its new head of SIPP Finance.
The majority of the £403m of claims to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme in 2022/23 were due to investment and pension advice as well as SIPP operator failures.
Read more: Investment and pension advice top £403m FSCS claims